Flowers for Algernon

What makes us who we are? That is the question. At times we wonder what makes a person be who they are. Primarily, several factors affect who we they are and the way people turn out in life. Such as family,culture, and life experiences. With an understanding of these factors we are able to answer the question, what makes us who we are?. Family, is one of the many factors that go into making us who we are. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton Ponyboy’s gang is like his family and they affect…

role racism played in Huck and Jim’s relationship throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in which my respect grew for the diverse opinions of my peers. Through chat pods, she listened as we depicted the feelings of the protagonist in “Flowers for Algernon”, which gave me a new perspective on the struggles of people with mental illnesses. Through Google Docs, my classmates and I crafted an analysis assigned to us for the…

Introduction: When I came to Jordan in 2012 I could barely speak a word of English. Jordan was a very welcoming school and I had a great time. I had some hard times. But with the help of my friends family and teachers it all got better and I got through those hard times. Jordan develops my character and it helped me grow as a human being. At Jordan, I learned who I truly was. I also learned that if people did not like me for who I was then they weren 't worth it. Jordan thought me a lot of…

The Price of Prejudice Reading old books in seventh grade would not be the most fun activity for most of us, but The Pearl, To Kill a Mockingbird and "Twelve Angry Men" would be an exemption from that category. Each story has racism, which causes the reader to pity the victim and detest the offender. Also in all of the books, the main characters go through a very life threatening and life changing attack, which makes the characters change substantially. Furthermore, all of the stories teach…

The Reveal of the Matured and the Unraveled Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time undergoes psychological and emotional development with his coming-of-age, whereas Ed Boone’s character is unravelled as the author, Mark Haddon intertwines Christopher’s ambition to be independent with Ed’s secretive mannerism. In Vivienne Muller’s published academic journal Constituting Christopher: Disability Theory and Mark Haddon’s, Muller explains that children diagnosed with…